two st louis contest on the same weekend

Hey York, I just pulled the flyer St louis Greg was handing out at Hermann.It says that date is tentative.I didn't think there could be a contest that close on the same day that was sanctioned kcbs. I have his email if you want to contact him..Peter

I know greg was trying to figure it out. I'm bummed cause I'm going skiing early march which means no contest for me. I might be able to judge though

That's just bad planning. Guess which ever one has the better amenities will win. Power at Cabella's was generators last year (read LOUD). I think they had water. And it was cold an windy up there.

What's Washington going to be like?

That sucks...I wonder why he would move the Hazelwood date when he had such a good turn out this year...

Lion Bout The Q said:

That sucks...I wonder why he would move the Hazelwood date when he had such a good turn out this year...

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There was a few reasons. The biggest is my father in law in getting married in Feb. but they are having their reception at the end of March.

So that pushes me back into April

April 25-26 will be Jeff City.
April 12 is Easter.

I wanted to stay away from Easter. If I choose April 17-18 then I dont have to deal with Easter until 2014. Easter hits the first weekend in April in 2011 - I think.

So I went about trying to gain approvals from everyone I need to gain approvals from. Ranging from but not just including the Mall and Cabela's and I was more than halfway through that process at Hermann. I got the final approval last Friday - four months to get all of my approvals. I dont have time to go back and try to get another weekend.

Basically this happened because York thought we were staying in March and I thought they were staying in June - like they were going to do this year.

And on top of that, April 17-18 is the same weekend as Springfield.

BTW, the St. Louis area calendar is becoming a little Full.

There is me and Washington
Then Jeff City the next week.
Then Wamac the following week.
The weekend after that is Tiger Shrine Club in Columbia
There will be a SLBS event in the middle of May.
There is Steelville that same weekend
Then at the end of the month there is a contest in Edwarsdville this year - KCBS isnt sure they want to sanction it because of Taylorville - the contest will go on regardless.
The World Pork Steak championships will also be that weekend.
St. Jacob has a little contest the first weekend in June.
Then there is Mt.Vernon the following weekend.

That just takes us to the middle of June!
Then there is Pacific, Ste. Gen, Murphysboro, Ballwin/Hermann on the same weekend.

Twoyears ago we had just a couple of choices. Now it is all of our jobs to build some more teams so we can even more contests and nice local circuit.

Mid April is early enough in the year that you'll pull teams from KC, Chicagoland, and Memphis. Folks will be ready for a contest, and you won't be competing with many other midwest contests.

I wouldn't worry about numbers.

Plowboy said:

Mid April is early enough in the year that you'll pull teams from KC, Chicagoland, and Memphis. Folks will be ready for a contest, and you won't be competing with many other midwest contests.

I wouldn't worry about numbers.

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That is most certainly true! All we have to do is get me to 25 teams and him to 15 and we are both good!

I checked the team list from my contest vs. the team list for the Springfield contest from last year and I am only goning to lose one team. I think we will both be ok for this year

Jeff and York,

I'll see if we can put Washington on our 2009 schedule. Gotta see what my work situation is going to be first.

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Jeff and York,

I'll see if we can put Washington on our 2009 schedule. Gotta see what my work situation is going to be first.

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Todd,
That would be awesome. Here is my my offer to you. My pit and trailer will be there either way. If you want to use it, it's yours for the weekend - call it "Temporary Plowboy Housing". Save you pulling yours down. If not, I'll cook on it. Have fun!

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Then there is Mt.Vernon the following weekend.

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I heard there may be a problem with Mt. V. this year.:sad:

ipls3355 said:

I heard there may be a problem with Mt. V. this year.:sad:

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wow now that would be sad!

MT V will not be happening the normal weekend. Chamber of Commerce does not want to deal with it that weekend. I talked with Troy and said something about moving it back to the airport later in the year. Some sort of Apple fest or something fest weekend in the fall

I was deffinatley goign to support York this year. Man - April is cold though, Brian and i in EZ-Up will be not good. Maybe we wil lfind a trailer by then.

We are looking for a used enclosed trailer to work on over the winter. Anybody know of one let us know.

Solidkick said:

But I think I had heard the Jeff City contest is changing weekends as well....and I thought it was the 17th-18th.....
Anyone heard the same?

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I was emailing Bruce Ring earlier in the year and he said they ware moving to the last weekend.

I like Double D's idea....We would do both.